for want of

Preposition

Meaning

for want of

Because of the absence of.
Synonym: for lack of
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Examples

Genius, like humanity, rusts for want of use. William Hazlitt

we often observe that there is abundance of capital to be had at low rates of interest, while there are also large numbers of artisans starving for want of employment. William Stanley Jevons

For want of a nail, the shoe is lost for want of a shoe the horse is lost and for want of a horse the rider is lost. George Herbert

Many things are lost for want of asking. English Proverb

The election of the abbot is not stopped for want of a monk. Italian Proverb

A man may lose his goods for want of demanding them. Spanish Proverb

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